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Coming out june 29th for the xbox 360 and PS3. Based on the comic books of the same name, in The Darkness you play Jackie Estacado, a mafia hitman who learns on his 21st birthday that he can command the forces of darkness.
Trailers - http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=1762
I highly, highly suggest you watch the TGS 06 trailer in HD if you can, if not just watch the normal version. Most of the trailers are badass but that one is just fucking ridiculous.
Screenshots- http://thedarkness.ca/darkness_screenshots.html
Previews- http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/thedarkness/
Things to note-
-The Darkness is being made by Starbreeze, the people behind Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
-The voice of 'the darkness' in-game is done by Mike Patton
June 29th folks, June 29th.
EDIT- Not sure about multi-player but the story is being done by the same guy who writes the comic, so it should be good.
* Summoning Darklings: Estacado's main Darkness ability is the summoning of Darklings, and as such there are twenty different darkling types (kamikaze, interrogator, ceiling ninja, fetcher, and more). Essentially they are malformed hellspawn which spring from the tainted souls of the sickest, most inhuman individuals. Darklings have spindly, muscular bodies and pointed, animalistic faces with glowing eyes and wicked fangs, and serrated claws on the tips of their limbs. They attack in packs, swarming over buildings and through windows and doorways. Though they are deadly even when unarmed, these sickening beasts often carry fearsome close-combat weapons like hacksaws and pneumatic drills, ready to tear Estacado's enemies apart at close quarters. An added benefit of the Darklings is that they can draw enemy fire away from Estacado, allowing him to progress more easily through well-defended areas.
* Summoning Dark Tentacles: Dark Tentacles are huge, incredibly strong appendages which grow from Estacado's back when summoned. They can lift and throw heavy objects with ease, allowing them to smash through barricades and tear down walls to allow Estacado access to difficult-to-reach areas, and of course they have no difficulty in crushing enemy characters to a pulp. Their tough, resilient surfaces mean they can also form an effective bullet shield in front of Estacado, protecting him from harm.
* Summoning Maw Tentacles: Maw Tentacles are smaller versions of Dark Tentacles and are summoned in the same way, but are used more for close combat than moving objects. They consist of long, writhing tendrils with bulging eyes that can change color and gaping jaws filled with huge dagger-like teeth, capable of ripping through flesh and bone with ease. They can be sent snaking round doorways and through air vents, their eyes feeding pictures to Estacado's eyes like spy cameras, seeking out alternate routes and enemy strongpoints.
* Creating Black Holes: One of the more devastating Darkness abilities, this allows Estacado to open whirling vortices in realspace, pulling enemies and objects out of reality and trapping them forever in Hell itself. A single Black Hole opened in a room full of enemies can clear the area in moments, making it an excellent weapon when assaulting defended buildings.
* Summoning Dark Tentacles: Dark Tentacles are huge, incredibly strong appendages which grow from Estacado's back when summoned. They can lift and throw heavy objects with ease, allowing them to smash through barricades and tear down walls to allow Estacado access to difficult-to-reach areas, and of course they have no difficulty in crushing enemy characters to a pulp. Their tough, resilient surfaces mean they can also form an effective bullet shield in front of Estacado, protecting him from harm.
* Summoning Maw Tentacles: Maw Tentacles are smaller versions of Dark Tentacles and are summoned in the same way, but are used more for close combat than moving objects. They consist of long, writhing tendrils with bulging eyes that can change color and gaping jaws filled with huge dagger-like teeth, capable of ripping through flesh and bone with ease. They can be sent snaking round doorways and through air vents, their eyes feeding pictures to Estacado's eyes like spy cameras, seeking out alternate routes and enemy strongpoints.
* Creating Black Holes: One of the more devastating Darkness abilities, this allows Estacado to open whirling vortices in realspace, pulling enemies and objects out of reality and trapping them forever in Hell itself. A single Black Hole opened in a room full of enemies can clear the area in moments, making it an excellent weapon when assaulting defended buildings.
Trailers - http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=1762
I highly, highly suggest you watch the TGS 06 trailer in HD if you can, if not just watch the normal version. Most of the trailers are badass but that one is just fucking ridiculous.
Screenshots- http://thedarkness.ca/darkness_screenshots.html
Previews- http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/thedarkness/
Things to note-
-The Darkness is being made by Starbreeze, the people behind Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
-The voice of 'the darkness' in-game is done by Mike Patton
June 29th folks, June 29th.
EDIT- Not sure about multi-player but the story is being done by the same guy who writes the comic, so it should be good.
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